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Kurdish languages: Kurmanji, Sorani, Zazaki and more. An atlas of 17 languages and varieties: Kurmanji, Sorani, Zazaki, Gorani and others, with scripts, numerals, place names and courses.
The language platform: an atlas of varieties, a script studio, a lexicon, place names, numbers and dates, and the courses of the language school.
Varieties
Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish) (Kurmancî) Iranian, Northwestern, Kurdish; launch
Sorani (Central Kurdish) (کوردیی ناوەندی) Iranian, Northwestern, Kurdish; launch
English launch
Zazaki (Kirmanckî, Dimilkî) (Zazakî) Iranian, Northwestern; phase-2
Southern Kurdish (Kelhurî, Feylî) (کوردی خوارین) Iranian, Northwestern, Kurdish; phase-2
Gorani / Hawrami (هەورامی) Iranian, Northwestern; by-demand
Kurmanji in Cyrillic (Кӧрмаънщи) Iranian, Northwestern, Kurdish; by-demand
German (Deutsch) phase-2
Swedish (Svenska) phase-2
French (Français) phase-2
Turkish (Türkçe) phase-2
Arabic (العربية) phase-2
Persian (فارسی) phase-2
Dutch (Nederlands) phase-2
Kurmanji in the Arabic-based script (Badînî) (کورمانجی) Iranian, Northwestern, Kurdish; phase-2
Laki (لەکی) Iranian, Northwestern; by-demand
Russian (Русский) Slavic; by-demand
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Thackston. Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings. 2006; to verify
Johanson and Csató (eds.). The Turkic Languages. Routledge. 1998; to verify
Dum-Tragut. Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian. John Benjamins. 2009; to verify
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MacKenzie. The Dialect of Awroman (Hawraman-ī Luhōn). Munksgaard. 1966; to verify
Mahmoudveysi, Bailey, Paul and Haig. The Gorani Language of Gawraju. Reichert. 2012; to verify
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Language school
Kurdish languages 13 courses
Pages of the network
Kurdish communities in 35 countries, one federation Kurdish Academy: 104 courses in 17 schools Kurdish heritage: sites, faiths, arts and memory Kurdish history timelines, from Göbekli Tepe on Kurdish languages: Kurmanji, Sorani, Zazaki and more Translate the Kurdish network into 27 languages Research on Kurds: open papers and official sources Kurdish population figures by country, sourced Jobs, scholarships and courses for Kurds Kurdish civic learning: campaigns, petitions, rights Kurdish community development by country Kurdish studies news and community dates Kurdish calendar: Newroz, remembrance and civic days Kurdish federation: Chapters and Community Cells Charter of the Kurdish Cooperation Organization Credits: open data, software and fonts used here Your account: membership, learning and privacy Join the Kurdish Cooperation Organization Kurds by country: 35 country programmes Charter of The Kurdish Cooperation Organization · Academy catalogue · Contact · llms.txt · Content CC BY 4.0 . Updated 2026-10-24.